Real Estate

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Valuers (NIESV)’s Faculty of Housing, has announced the fourth edition of its annual summit. The theme for this year’s summit, which holds on November 19, at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Conference Center & Suites, Abuja is “Effective housing delivery models through community development.” The 2015 Conference chairman, Elder Biodun Odeleye, explained that the NIESV’s ...

Building collapse is a disaster that often times does not occur naturally. This piece draws our attention to ten most catastrophic building collapses that shook the world from time immemorial with fatality that could have been worse than a natural disaster. Building collapse has become a constant feature among disasters that has rocked the world. In our part of the world, this worrisome ...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has pledged to complete all ongoing rail projects around the country and extend rail lines to all parts of the country. Mr. Amaechi made the pledge during his first day in office as minister shortly after his inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. He said he would resume work fully on ...

Industrial land use is not more than 15% of total land use in Lagos, albeit its effect on residential buildings in surrounding areas is a clog in the wheel of residents. Land is fundamental to all economic activities. The supply and employment of land is central to the pattern and process of economic regeneration and restructuring. Traditionally, the land used ...

The long wait has finally come to an end as President Muhammadu Buhari today assigned his newly-appointed ministers offices. The ministers took turns in groups of four to take their oath at the presidential villa. The immediate past Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, has been assigned the Minister of Power, Works and Housing while the immediate past Governor of ...

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday embarked on an inspection tour of Apapa, Ladipo road networks. View pictures below: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle) with Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde (left); Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos, Mr. Hyginus Omeje; Commissioner for Works & Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. ...

Property worth multi-million naira was destroyed as fire razed down Sarafoam Factory at Kirikiri area of Apapa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The fire started around 1.30pm Tuesday while as at 5.00pm, it has not been put off as fire servicemen and officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA battled to put out the fire. Fire service official, LASEMA, the police ...

According to Wiki, a contaminated land contains substances in or under the land that are actually or potentially hazardous to health or the environment. A lot of people stand the risk of living on lands like this without knowing. Here is an opportunity to know. Areas with a long history of industrial production will have many sites which may be ...

Disturbed by the incidences of collapsed buildings in Lagos metropolis with the seeming hopelessness of stemming the tide, builders took a critical look at the past efforts by the officials in addressing the menace. However, stakeholders in the built environment, who commented on the matter, were of the view that government, as a matter of urgency, should be more proactive ...

Mudslide is one of the most unpredictable disasters in the world. The unfortunate incident in Isheri,-Magodo Lagos drew our focus to the unpopular natural disaster. Last week, a building located at Orisha Street, Isheri, Magodo caved in during a heavy rainfall. The building which was a bungalow collapsed when mudslides from the cleavage of a hill beside River Ogun besieged ...